Different Seasons by Stephen King

Different Seasons by Stephen King

Different Seasons by Stephen King

Introduction

Different Seasons by Stephen King is a collection of four novellas. The Shawshank Redemption was adapted into the film The Shawshank Redemption. The Body was adapted into the film Stand by Me. Apt Pupil was adapted into the film Apt Pupil. The Breathing Method has not been adapted yet. None of the stories are horror, fantasy, or science fiction. All of them are great.

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This is the link to the Goodreads page of Different Seasons by Stephen King.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28094689-different-seasons

In 112263 by Stephen King, Jake had a problem. He’s friends with Al, a diner owner and cook, who tells him about what he calls a rabbit hole he found in his diner. Al says the rabbit hole is a time portal back to 1958. He wants Jake to go back and prevent the assassination of President John Kennedy. Was Lee Harvey Oswald a lone gunman, or was there a conspiracy? Will Jake find out in time and save Kennedy, or will he doom the future?

In Gerald’s Game by Stephen King, what happens when Gerald incapacitates himself and leaves Jessie handcuffed to the bed at the secluded lake house? Will Jessie escape before she goes crazy, or will she die of dehydration?

In Thinner by Stephen King, Billy accidentally kills an old gypsy woman. Her father curses him to lose weight until he dies. Can Billy reverse the curse, or will he wither and die?

In The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub, twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer’s mother is dying. He must save her by finding the mythical Talisman, found in a parallel world called the Territories. He must pass many challenges to achieve his goal. Will Jack find the talisman in time to save his mother from death?

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It is by Stephen King and has seven kids who face horror. As adults, they face it again. Will the Losers’ Club defeat the hidden evil in the Derry sewers, or will they perish?

In The Waste Lands by Stephen King, Roland and his group search for a way to the Dark Tower. They find the city of Lud and the way forward. Will Roland and his gunslingers continue their path to the Dark Tower, or will they fail before they even get started?

Drawing of The Three by Stephen King, book #2 of The Dark Tower series, features Roland, Eddie Dean, and Odetta Holmes. Roland gets one step closer to reaching the Dark Tower.

The Gunslinger by Stephen King, book #1 of The Dark Tower series, seemed to set up a climax that never happened. Instead, it ends with a trippy, metaphysical non-ending.

Writing Progress Report September 2026

This is my Writing Progress Report September 2026.

Fireworks at Highland Heights, Ohio Summer Send Off on August 8, 2026.

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Writing Progress from August 2026.

I wrote five blog posts for my website, garydavidgillen.com. Including my writing progress report for August 2026, linked below.

In August 2026, I presented the revised Chapter 5 of my expanded short story, titled Chemithurgy, to the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop via Zoom.

I wrote short stories in January, February, and March. Last year I completed the novelette version of Chemithurgy. I plan to expand the story to novella length in 2026 and 2027.

I made five posts on my Goodreads account in August 2026.

Events from August 2026.

I attended no events this month

Writing Goals for September 2026.

In September 2026, I plan to write four blog posts for garydavidgillen.com. Including my Writing Progress Report for September 2026.

I plan to work on Chapter 6 of the revised and expanded story, Chemithurgy, for the Advanced Fiction Writing Workshop via Zoom in September 2026.

In September 2026, I plan to make five posts on my Goodreads account.

In the past, I sent the stories Four Humors, Space Station Sunyata, and Grognard to magazines.

The seven flash fiction stories I sent out in 2020 and 2021 were Space-Dog Confession, Sleeping Sickness, Caliburnus, Popular Mechanics Re-brewed, Wormhole Generator, Runs with Scissors, and Principled Rogue.

Magazine submissions for 2021 were 4 unique stories sent 4 times, with 0 accepted, 0 pending, and 4 rejections. I had no submissions for 2022, 2023, 2024, or 2025.

I plan to send short stories in 2026.

Planned Events for September 2026.

ConFusion in Novi, Michigan, from January 31, 2027, to January 24, 2027, is the next conference I plan to attend. The conference is at the Novi Sheraton. The Ann Arbor Science Fiction Association Sponsors ConFusion.

About ConFusion – ConFusion 2027

The organizers have not announced the convention theme for next year yet.